2023-04-25 17:22:01
Anyone can develop high blood pressure. However, some people are more likely to develop it due to factors that they cannot change and these factors are:
- Age. The chance of having high blood pressure increases as a person ages.
- Gender. Before age 55, men are more likely to have high blood pressure, but women are more likely to have high blood pressure following menopause.
- family history. High blood pressure tends to run in some families.
- Raza. African Americans are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure.
Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that there are factors such as unhealthy diets (excessive consumption of salt, diets rich in saturated fats and trans fats, and insufficient intake of fruits and vegetables), physical inactivity, tobacco use and alcohol and being overweight or obese, which also raise blood pressure.
In fact, the gate urgent 24 revealed that the five foods that alter blood pressure are:
1. Fermented foods like kimchi because of its high salt content.
2. olives, since they are also salty.
3. Soup, because they are prepared with broths that have a lot of salt
4. Coconut oil, because it is high in saturated fat.
5. Fruit juice, because they have free sugars.
Thus, the WHO indicated that there are changes in habits that help reduce high blood pressure, including:
1. Take a healthy and low-salt diet: This must include at least 400 g (that is, five servings) of fruit and vegetables a day; less than 10% of total caloric intake should be from free sugars, less than 30% of daily caloric intake should be from fat, and less than five grams of salt (approximately one teaspoon) should be consumed per day and salt should be iodized
2. Maintain a healthy weight or lose weight if you are overweight or obese.
- Within 20 minutes of quitting, blood pressure and heart rate recover from the cigarette-induced peak.
- Three months following quitting smoking blood circulation and lung function begin to improve.
- Within a year of quitting, the risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker.
5. Reduce alcohol consumption: for healthy adults, drinking alcohol in moderation means up to one drink per day. For women of all ages and for men over 65, up to two daily.
How often do you have to take your blood pressure?
The library explained that all adults 18 years of age and older should have their blood pressure checked regularly:
- Once a year for adults 40 years of age and older.
- Once a year for people with risk factors for high blood pressure, including people who are overweight or obese.
- Every three to five years for adults ages 18 to 39 with blood pressure less than 130/85 mm Hg and no other risk factors.
In any case, the information given above in no way replaces medical advice and therefore the first thing to do is consult a health expert so that he or she can guide the process and indicate what is most appropriate for each person. .
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